Total Number of News: 5322
- 8/28/2008 - Real Estate News
Tenant suffers damages in plumbing remodel
Q: Recently, my apartment building management decided to replace the pipes with new copper piping. Upon completion of the job, my apartment was a mess. There was plaster everywhere and some personal items in my apartment were damaged. What is the responsi... - 8/28/2008 - Real Estate News
Homeowners, is your estate planning in order?
Consumer and bankruptcy attorney John Ventura begins his newest book talking about how we spend most of our waking hours either working to earn money or thinking about what we'll do with it: spend it, save it or invest it. And then there are those folks... - 8/28/2008 - Real Estate News
Employer willing to buy out tenant's lease
Q: I have a tenant who recently signed a two-year lease for my rental home. She just contacted me indicating that she has been approached by her employer about transferring to another city for a promotion with the company. She wanted me to voluntarily ... - 8/27/2008 - Real Estate News
Refi canceled after surprise changes
Q: I was going to refinance the loan on my house. The day I was going to go to the office to sign the closing papers, I asked again what the loan amount and monthly payment would be. Well, it had changed and was higher than what I was told originally. ... - 8/27/2008 - Real Estate News
Don't rely on agent's choice for loan, title services
Real estate agents are clearly the most influential persons in every real estate transaction and their power is not reserved for buyers and sellers -- it extends to all professionals involved. That position of influence becomes magnified in a slower h... - 8/26/2008 - Real Estate News
Home inspection nightmare: Attic access denied
DEAR BARRY: When we bought our home, the sellers prevented our home inspector from inspecting the attic. They simply told him that there was no access, and he merely confirmed this in his inspection report. We later discovered that the access was on th... - 8/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Not married? Buy home as tenants in common
DEAR BENNY: My daughter and her boyfriend are thinking about buying a house and she is putting more of a down payment than he. Is this a good idea? --Doug DEAR DOUG: I don't see any real problem with this arrangement, so long as your daughter and her f... - 8/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Must I contract with agent showing open house?
Buyers often find the house they ultimately buy on their own at an open house. Do they have to use the agent that was showing the open house? Buyers should work with the agent of their choice. However, complications can arise when there is confusion ab... - 8/21/2008 - Real Estate News
Would-be tenant has specific parking needs
Q: I manage a mid-sized apartment complex, and have recently been asked by a prospect who uses a wheelchair for a parking space next to the unit she is considering. We can do that, though we have a waiting list for parking, but it will involve reassig... - 8/21/2008 - Real Estate News
Afraid of taxes when selling inherited home?
Q: My father recently passed, and my siblings and I sold his house and split the profits according to his will. What would be the best way to keep from paying taxes on this gain? It's approximately $14,000. If I put it in a Roth IRA or regular IRA wo...